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Terminating National Institutes of Health Minority Biomedical Research Support Program and Rescinding the Program's Related Regulation

The Health and Human Services Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 26, 2025. It took effect on September 25, 2025.

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What the agency says

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is repealing the regulation relating to the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) program in compliance with Executive Order (E.O.) 14173 (Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity) and E.O. 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing), and to abide by Supreme Court precedent. HHS remains committed to ensuring equal treatment under the law throughout its grant programs.

Key facts

Document number: 2025-16321
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Published: August 26, 2025
Takes effect: September 25, 2025
Dates: This final rule is effective September 25, 2025.
Docket: Docket No. NIH-2025-0001
Regulation ID (RIN): 0925-AA72
Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 52
Topics: Educational study programs; Grant programs-health; Medical research; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Pages: 2

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